Did my Ghost pepper go dormant?

john wishmyer

john wishmyer

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With spring ever so close to us in southern california, im wondering if my ghost pepper plant went dormant? Most of my pepper plants basically went naked dropping most foliage with the exception of my serrano.. anyway couldnt find a pepper forum so decided to post here maybe someone has some knowledge on the subject thanks in advance!
 

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PadawanWarrior

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john wishmyer said:
With spring ever so close to us in southern california, im wondering if my ghost pepper plant went dormant? Most of my pepper plants basically went naked dropping most foliage with the exception of my serrano.. anyway couldnt find a pepper forum so decided to post here maybe someone has some knowledge on the subject thanks in advance!
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We grow cannabis here, lol. Just kidding man. This is the right section for this. I'm no expert on growing pepper plants, but I would think that once the days get a little longer, it will start growing again. Kinda like a reveg. My stomach and I will stay away from ghost peppers though, lol.
 
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john wishmyer

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PadawanWarrior said:
We grow cannabis here, lol. Just kidding man. This is the right section for this. I'm no expert on growing pepper plants, but I would think that once the days get a little longer, it will start growing again. Kinda like a reveg. My stomach and I will stay away from ghost peppers though, lol.
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Haha cheers my friend, I respect you for at least knowing your limits.. i wasnt so lucky and yikes to say the least.
 
xtsho

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Flush it with twice the container's worth of calmag solution. :mrgreen:

Just kidding. Peppers are actually a perennial plant and will overwinter in the right climate. Since yours made it through the winter you should start seeing new growth soon.
 
SnidleyBluntash

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Ghost pepper wants very hot and very humid environment. Like 70% humidity. And moist soil.

Ghost pepper does not flower based on hours of light, but rather on the temperature and humidity changes that occur.

They do like an overwintering period, after which they will come back each year.

I recently found my ghost pepper plant had 2 peppers growing on it. Took the plant as a clone last October.
 
COtransplant

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Agree with above posts on humidity and moist soil. Ghost peppers need a loamy soil. A peat containing soil tends to work considerably well. Good luck!
 
morugawelder

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SnidleyBluntash said:
Ghost pepper wants very hot and very humid environment. Like 70% humidity. And moist soil.

Ghost pepper does not flower based on hours of light, but rather on the temperature and humidity changes that occur.

They do like an overwintering period, after which they will come back each year.

I recently found my ghost pepper plant had 2 peppers growing on it. Took the plant as a clone last October.
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I grow some peach ghosts that are very flavorful , hot , and big time producers and easy to grow .
 
SnidleyBluntash

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I’m going to cross scotch bonnet with ghost pepper right as soon as the scotch bonnet flowers. I have the scotch bonnet living in a small rock wool cube begging for its life
 
Mass Medicinals

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Hi @john wishmyer, Totally awesome post and cheers to all the fellow pepper enthusiasts!

Our peppers (ghost, scotch bonnet, habanero) all wintered inside with just natural lighting. I know you're on the other side of the country, but I would say that your peppers look pretty similar to ours, just coming out of the winter dormancy. Ours also have new growth but haven't started to truly veg out with large flowers.

We're planning make 12-15 cuttings from each wintered plant and throw them all outside at the start of May.

Have you considered making cuttings?
 
SnidleyBluntash

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I was scared to take cuttings for peppers I did some reading and it said it could take a month for roots, how long do your pepper cuttings take to roots?

Also, how long does a ghost pepper take to grow? I have 2 green ones growing, wondering how much longer..?
 
Mass Medicinals

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I can tell you more about the success rates and time the cuttings take to root in 1-2 weeks. Making ours this weekend.

Here in New England, plant nurseries haven't started getting peppers in stock. We're hoping the cuttings root faster than the seeds we have just put into peat pellets.
 
SnidleyBluntash

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Do you have your cuttings in a hot hot and humid enviro? If they are living they might need a change of enviro to encourage root growth.

My 2 peppers started turning orange and red. I cut one off to taste. Wow. Very interesting taste, the taste you only get to experience for a few seconds before the heat hits. I only eat a small sliver.

Here’s a sample of both my harvests
 

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They are not in a humid place. Also just recut the stems above what appeared to be rot and tried dipping and adding orca to the 5 gallon tub.

Resetting the cloning clock for another 2-4 weeks...
 
john wishmyer

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Mass Medicinals said:
Hi @john wishmyer, Totally awesome post and cheers to all the fellow pepper enthusiasts!

Our peppers (ghost, scotch bonnet, habanero) all wintered inside with just natural lighting. I know you're on the other side of the country, but I would say that your peppers look pretty similar to ours, just coming out of the winter dormancy. Ours also have new growth but haven't started to truly veg out with large flowers.

We're planning make 12-15 cuttings from each wintered plant and throw them all outside at the start of May.

Have you considered making cuttings?
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no cuttings but i have managed to save and dry about 100 seeds, i already have put 20 under a heating mat, ive also currently got an apocalypse scoprion, carolina reaper, 7 pot bubble gum and a devils tongue that are doing amazing!
 
john wishmyer

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Mass Medicinals said:
I take it back, the cuttings haven't rooted yet. They haven't died either, they just aren't rooting...

@john wishmyer How are your peppers doing now?
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sorry for late reply been out of the country for some time.. my peppers started to come back to life, i transplanted my ghost into the largest pot I had n im seeing some growth here n there think as we move further along into summer it'll be exploding with life. Seems like the plant is starting to show progress with flowers already showing up hopefully some early one get pollenated
 

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What kinda pH are you feeding them? I know Cali isn't very humid often, and these guys like higher humidity and a pH closer to 6 than 7. You could do some foliar misting every other day and see how it goes. A nice compost (or tea) and keeping the soil warm is crucial. I think if you do this you will see an explosion of life. I think you will be just fine as it's getting towards summer now and that's where these guys shine. I am growing them indoors right now and I am trying to keep the humidity right.
 
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